2016 - 2017 CatalogCourse Descriptions for Economics

Introduction to EconomicsThis is a Texas Common Course Number.This is a Core Curriculum course selected by the colleges of the DCCCD.Prerequisite Required: College level ready in Reading.Course Description: A survey of basic economic concepts is presented. Topics include supply and demand, consumer behavior, price and output decisions by firms, market structures, factor markets, market failures, and international trade. An emphasis is also given to national income, unemployment, inflation, business cycles, aggregate supply and demand, monetary and fiscal policy, and economic growth. This course may also serve as preparation for the Principles of Economics courses, Economics 2301 and Economics 2302. (3 Lec.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 1904025209

Principles of MacroeconomicsThis is a Texas Common Course Number.This is a Core Curriculum course selected by the colleges of the DCCCD.Prerequisite Required: College level ready in Reading.Course Description: An introduction to principles of macroeconomics is presented. Economic principles are studied within the historical framework of classical, Keynesian, monetarist and alternative models. Emphasis is given to national income determination, money and banking, and the role of monetary and fiscal policy in economic stabilization and growth. Other topics include international trade and finance. (3 Lec.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 4506015125

Principles of MicroeconomicsThis is a Texas Common Course Number.This is a Core Curriculum course selected by the colleges of DCCCD.Prerequisite Required: College level ready in Reading.Course Description: The principles of microeconomics are presented. Topics include the theory of demand, supply, and price of factors. Income distribution and theory of the firm are also included. Emphasis is given to microeconomic applications of international trade and finance as well as other contemporary microeconomic problems. (3 Lec.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 4506015125

Academic Courses
Designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for transfer among community colleges and state public four year colleges and universities as freshman and sophomore general education courses.

WECM Courses
Designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board as workforce education (technical) courses offered for credit and CEUs (Continuing Education Units). While these courses are designed to transfer among state community colleges, they are not designed to automatically transfer to public four-year colleges and universities.